Deliberate fire in Tampere's Härmälä – police seek eyewitnesses from Hissikatu
A fire broke out in a car park on Hissikatu on Thursday, which police suspect was deliberately set. Significant property damage to vehicles and the building.
Car park fire in Härmälä investigated as arson
A fire broke out on Thursday night in a residential building's car park on Hissikatu in Tampere's Härmälä district, which police are investigating as deliberate arson, according to Ilta-Sanomat.
The emergency services centre received notification of the fire before midnight. Several police and rescue service units arrived at the scene. The fire destroyed several vehicles parked in the car park and caused significant property damage to the building. Smoke damage also occurred in the residential stairwells.
Preliminary investigation has established that the fire was deliberately set. One person is suspected of the act. Police are refraining from describing the suspect in further detail so as not to influence eyewitness accounts.
Police are requesting all observations from the Härmälä area, particularly from the vicinity of Hissikatu at around 23:30, when the perpetrator is estimated to have left the scene. Information is also being sought on anyone acting suspiciously earlier in the evening.
Information can be submitted by email to [email protected].
Police remind residents of apartment buildings that in the event of a fire, they should not leave their homes to exit through smoke-filled stairwells, as this may be life-threatening. It is safest to remain in your flat.
Source: Ilta-Sanomat